Science

A group known as QAnon are being sent information online from a person whom they believe has security clearance in the White House. That person says there is a deep state Trump is fighting consisting… Audio

The story of brilliant cosmologist Beatrice Tinsley is relatively unknown. Tinsley was born Beatrice Hill in England but grew up in New Zealand attending New Plymouth Girls High School and later… Audio

Friday was Daffodil Day, held each year to raise money for the Cancer Society of New Zealand. Part of those funds gets put into research, including work on the cancer-fighting properties of the NZ sea… Audio

In the popular science show 'Ologies', host Alie Ward speaks to some of the best ologists on the planet about their passions, and the most interesting stuff they're discovering. The featured episode… Audio

Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, and the co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory. His academic work looks to continue Einstein's search for a "Theory of Everything,"… Audio

We've had March of the Penguins, now there's swim of the penguins. New research reveals Fiordland penguins travel up to 7000 kilometres in eight weeks to find food before their moulting season begins… Audio

The secrets of the sea floor around the Charlotte Sounds have been revealed for the first time by NIWA scientists. Old ship wrecks, giant sediment waves that look like huge underwater sand dunes have… Video, Audio

High-achieving tertiary science students are now eligible for Nasa's international internships, under a new agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the US space… Video, Audio

Swan plants are perfect for attracting monarch butterflies, but what if the one you buy has been sprayed with pesticides? That's a real concern, so a "approved by butterflies" tick for garden centres… Audio

In a world bursting with information - and misinformation- how can we cut through to what is real? Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw is a research associate at the Public Policy Institute at The University of… Audio

Psychologist Nigel Latta has a new TV series starting 26 August. Nigel Latta's The Curious Mind (TV1 8.30pm) looks at the mysterious way our minds work. "If there's one thing I could do it would be to… Audio

Physics Professor Sally Seidel, from the University of New Mexico, was a collaborator on the Large Hadron Collider experiment, where six years ago she was in one of two teams that discovered the… Audio

Joshu Mountjoy is a research scientist at NIWA in Wellington. He focuses on the processes that shape the sea floor and how these affect society, for example through hazards such as earthquakes and… Audio

Research shows that nerves play a surprisingly important role in muscle loss, while exercise helps us maintain our strength. Audio

Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail. Video, Audio